The Salter Statues - Dr Salter's Daydream

Dr Salter and his wife Ada dedicated their lives to the impoverished people of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe in the late 19th and early 20th century, improving living conditions (by clearing the slums) and healthcare. Tragically their only daughter, Joyce died aged 8 from scarlet fever, a disease common in the slums at that time. These statues show Dr Salter in his later years reflecting on happier times with his wife, daughter and cat.

I was walking to Rotherhithe station on my way to The London Hospital to bring Martha home when I noticed these beautiful bronze statues and an information board. Of course I had my camera with me.

Thank you so much all of you wonderful people for your thoughts, prayers and positive vibes during the last couple of days. It means a lot. Martha is home. She's tired, I guess from the anaesthetic, and she's very sore where incisions were made, the implant inserted and wires wrapped around nerves and a tube put down her throat but otherwise she's fine. She's tough!

I hope everything went well for your daughter and that the procedure is helping her. I am just catching up and saw this. Very interesting about Dr Salter who I am afraid to say I had not heard of. It just shows how little we learnt at school about the heroes of our country. A very interesting collage